"Century West is one of the projects that's been in my concept book since the early 1990s - a narrative demonstration of my conviction that the modern world began a lot earlier than any of us mid-20th century types ever knew - and the movies were what made that modernity concrete, inviolable and inevitable," Chaykin told Comics Alliance.

"And of course, it's got cowboys, Indians, airplanes and a Passover seder, for Christ sake. What more could you ask for?"

The book was first teased last year at Image's San Diego Comic-Con panel, where the publisher unveiled a huge selection of upcoming projects from high-profile creators.

Chaykin has also teamed up with Matt Fraction for Satellite Sam at Image.